A football website has apologised and removed an article that claimed Liverpool fans sang a vile chant about late striker Emiliano Sala on Sunday.

Caught Offside cited twitter sources in reporting the story, but they were quickly - and correctly - contradicted by both clubs, as well as supporters and journalists who attended the Reds' 2-0 win at Cardiff City Stadium. No such chant occurred.

"We have removed an article from yesterday afternoon and apologise for any offence caused," Caught Offside tweeted, when the article was still live.

"It reported on allegations that chanting from a section of Liverpool fans present at the Cardiff City game mocked the death of Emiliano Sala.

"Despite several accounts on Twitter that offensive songs could be heard, no audio and video footage to corroborate those initial allegations have surfaced and a great many contradictory accounts have been made.

"We apologise again for any offence caused."

Liverpool chief executive Peter Moore twice tweeted the Caught Offside account asking them to follow him, presumably so direct and private messages could be exchanged between both parties.

Bluebirds fans still regularly sing songs in tribute to Argentine Sala, who died when the light aircraft taking him to Cardiff from Nantes in January went down over the English Channel.

There have since been isolated incidents of fans from other clubs using the tragedy to taunt Cardiff followers.